israel can say that they have stopped bombing in israel. will israel allow much more free access to the gaza strip? allow any free access to the gaza strip? that is something they have been reluctant to do, arguing it presents a severe security risk to them. if all of those things do not happen and rockets go into israel and people cannot come in and out of gaza, then the tensions will rise again and there will be -- and all of the efforts of the predecessors will evaporate. >> is it likely there will be peace talks? >> no, it is not likely at all. there is no plan -- no middle east peace process and has not been one for years. the fact that this old conflict in this region, this very changing region between the palestinians and israelis, which has been out of the headlines with all of the tumultuous changes going on in this region for the last couple of years, they are always getting sharper. you can add to that as well the new middle east, full of promise, but also in stability and trouble. that could have an impact here, too. >> for more